Toronto New Year's Eve Party Guide 2010

Toronto New Year's Eve parties are starting to take shape with almost all bars, clubs and promoters having released their line-up of what's in store for the final night of 2009. It seems that every year a debate looms between going to a bar, club, house party or blowing coin on something a bit more over the top. Whatever you're looking for, you should be able to find it here as our NYE's 2010 guide is broken down by type of venue.

Of course, all the parties are also listed in our events section too. Here's hoping this list helps you find what you're looking for this New Year's Eve.

NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES: EVENT SPACES/ALTERNATIVE VENUES

TOP PICK - NYE AT PIA BOUMAN DANCE STUDIO The annual Promise New Year's eve "warehouse" party again goes down at the Pia Bouman Dance Studio space on Noble St. in Parkdale. Lots of rooms. Lots of DJs. Lots of dancing. $35.

• Masquerage (St. Stephen's Church)
• The Top of the Burroughes (The Burroughes Building)
• Wig Out NYE (Zero Gravity)
• Sogno 2010 New Year's Eve (Hazelton Lanes)
• Grand 2010 (Liberty Grand)
• The Governor's Gala (Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre)
• I Heart New Year's (Yonge and Dundas Square)
• New Year's Eve Double Deck Live Band Swing Ball (Dovercourt House)
• Casa New Years (Casa Loma)
• Princes' Ball (Allstream Centre)
• New Year's Eve with Nicky Payne, Gerry Dee (Massey Hall)

NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES: BARS + RESTAURANTS

TOP PICK - NYE AT THE GARRISON The Garrison, the city's best new live music venue, holds its first New Year's bash by picking up where Sneaky Dee's left off last year. DJ Shit La Merde
will be on the decks with a supporting cast that includes Matt Cully, Dougie Boom and DVAS. $15.

• Bang the Party (The Boat)
• NYE Great Gatsby Ball (The Roosevelt Room)
• NYE Heavywight Title Fight (The Social)
  
• Do NYE 2010 (Supermarket)
  
• Raunch N' Roll NYE (The Gladstone)
• Ultra Prive (Ultra)
• NYE Rocks (Tattoo Rock Parlour)
• Tranzac New Year's Eve (Tranzac)
• Maro New Year's Eve - Pop Life (Maro)
• After Midnight (Peridot)
• New Year's Even 2010 with Ron Trent (Revival)
• Celebration 2010 (99 Sudbury and Oasi)
• New Year's Eve at Fuzion (Fuzion)
• Omisoka Ome New Year's Eve (Ame)
• The Onyx Ball (The Opera House)
• Toronto Pretty Faces Rock Show (Black Swan)
• New Year's Eve 2010 (Fly)
• Ultimate Funk 'N Sushi (Yuzu)
• Baby Huey's NYE (Baby Huey's)
• Trifecta (Vida Lounge)
  
• Temple Bar Presents NYE Social 2009 (Fynn's of Temple)
• New Year's Eve at Baba Luu's (Baba Luu's)
• There Goes the Neighbourhood All Stars (The Barn)
• New Year's Eve 2010 at Wrongbar (Wrongbar)
• NFA & Do Right Music Presents New Years Throwdown (El Mocambo)
• The Warped 45s NYE party (Mitzi's Sister)
• Track Meet NYE Party (751)
• F'Unreal Presents Crew New Year's Eve (Sneaky Dee's)
• New Year's Fiesta (Milagro)
• Drake Hotel NYE (The Drake Hotel)
  
• New Year's with DJ Shannon (Dance Cave)

NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES: CLUBS

TOP PICK - KENNETH THOMAS LIVE AT CIRCA We're not sure how many days CIRCA has left so why not pay at least once last visit to the big box club on John St. to check out Kenneth Thomas who was voted by Detroit residents as the city's best electronic DJ in 2007.

• Twenty Ten NYE (Footwork)
• Magic 2010 (The Guvernment/Kool Haus)
• Next Level (Solarium/Polson Pier)
• This is the Palace (This is London)
• The Aspen Ball (Easy and the Fifth and Cabin)
• Decadence 10 NYE (Century Room)
• MMX New Years 2010 (Sixty9 Bathurst)
• Lobby Presents NYE 2010 (Lobby)
• NYE 2010 @ Frequency (Frequency Nightclub)
• Atlantis 2010 (Atlantis Nightclub)
• DirtyCycle NYE (Reign Nightclub)
• 2000 Til 2010 (Pacha Nightclub)
• New Year's Eve at Rockwood (Rockwood)

Photo by Carl W Heindl